Dale DeGray took his first dip into the German hockey development pool with the Attack’s two picks in Thursday’s Canadian Hockey League import draft.

For the first time in his tenure with the Attack DeGray selected players from the German development program.

DeGray selected winger Manuel Alberg with the 45th overall pick, and then took fellow German countrymen Moritz Seider at No. 105.

Owen Sound’s general manager said the draft went exactly as he had planned for his club.

“They were one and two, I can tell you right now,” DeGray said when asked where he had the players ranked on his shortlist.

“I feel very successful drafting those two boys. They’re both very good players, and if we bring them in they’re both going to add to what we try to do in Owen Sound. They’re going to make our program better,” he said.

DeGray said he is confident Alberg will be in attendance at the Bayshore when the team opens up training camp.

Alberg is listed at five-foot-ten and 156 pounds. He spent last season with the Kolner under-19 team (Cologne Sharks) in the German development league.

He also dressed for the German national team in the under-18 Division 1A World Championship, and recorded a goal and four assists in five games.

Alberg told DeGray his best traits are his speed, decision-making and vision on the ice.

The Attack spent their second pick in the CHL import draft on a hulking defender who is already making waves with pro scouts ahead of the 2019 National Hockey League Entry Draft.

Moritz Seider, 17, is listed at six-foot-four and 192 pounds. He made the German national under-20 team as a 16-year-old, and played five games for Adler Mannheim in the German men’s professional league (DEL) this past season.